LEARNING JOHANNES BRAHMS, O SCHÖNE NACHT

I encourage you to review the translation with your students, so they understand the meaning (which also helps them find the similarities between the languages, i.e. "night"/"Nacht", "moon"/"Mond", etc).

O schöne Nacht!

Am Himmel märchenhaft

Erglänzt der Mond in seiner ganzen Pracht;

um ihn der kleinen Sterne

liebliche Genossenschaft.

Es schimmert hell der Tau

Am grünen halm; mit Macht

Im Fliederbusche schlӓgt die

Nachtigall;

Der Knabe schleicht zu seiner Liebsten

sacht—O schöne Nacht!

Oh lovely night!

In the sky, fairy tale-like

the moon shines in all its splendor;

Around it the little stars

Pleasant company.

glistens brightly the dew

on the green stem; with power

in the lilac bush sings the

nightingale;

the youth sneaks to his beloved

quietly—Oh lovely night!

There are many resources online for learning the pronunciation (and parts). Here are a few I've found: